Abstract
This study analysed the psychological and social characteristics of bullies involved in traditional and cyberbullying. The responses of 11,117 Korean elementary, middle, and high school students were analysed. Results indicate that the rate of traditional bullying was higher than the rate of cyberbullying. The four groups (traditional bullies, cyberbullies, combined bullies, and non-involved) showed significant differences in the degree of aggression, self-control, violence exposure, and social support. Compared to the non-involved group, violence exposure significantly predicted traditional, cyber, and combined bullying. High aggression and low self-control significantly predicted both traditional and combined bullying, while low social support significantly predicted only cyberbullying.
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Author Biographies
Misung Kwak received her MEd in educational psychology and counseling from the College of Education at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. Her dissertation focused on cyberbullying and related personal/social variables. She has worked as a counselor for adolescents with problems including bullying and victimization. She is currently working at Harmonia Counseling Center at SK Innovation Company in Seoul.
Insoo Oh received his PhD in counselor education from the Pennsylvania State University in the United States. He worked as an Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina and currently work as an Associate Professor at Ewha Womans University in South Korea. He has been involved in extensive studies investigating bystander’s roles in school bullying as well as cyberbullying.


